Asia Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Teams, Time Table, Venue

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Asia Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Teams, Time Table, Match Date and Time: After the culmination of the long and grueling tour to England, India will return to Asia to participate in multi-team tournament, the Asia Cup. Apart from India, several other Asian nations – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong will participate in the tournament that is set to begin this week from Saturday.

The 14th edition of the Asia Cup begins this week with Bangladesh taking on against five-time winners Sri Lanka in the lung opener on 15 September. The upcoming tournament will be hosted for the third time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with six nations participating in the event. Defending champions India will begin their campaign against Hong Kong on 18 September in Dubai, followed by the marquee contest against Pakistan the next day.

The six teams are divided into two groups with India, Pakistan and Hong Kong in Group A while Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will form Group B. The tournament will run for almost two weeks. Regular India captain Virat Kohli has been rested after a two-month long tour to England. In Kohli’s absence, his deputy Rohit Sharma will lead India.